Set against a backdrop of real people and events, Ernesto's Ghost is more than an espionage thriller or historical novel about Cuba. It is about moral choices-the moral choices made by the novel's central character, Professor David Diamond, when he discovers the dark side of the revolution, and the choices made by the other principal characters regarding their revolutionary commitment, their loved ones, and their professionalism. The time is 1974. A possible rapprochement between the United States and Cuba is in the offing following Nixon's resignation. But Henry Kissinger and the...
Set against a backdrop of real people and events, Ernesto's Ghost is more than an espionage thriller or historical novel about Cuba. It is...
Examines the political, social, and economic challenges the Cuban government and people will likely face in a post-Castro Cuba; When the end of the Castro era arrives, the successor government and the Cuban people will need to answer certain questions: How is CastroOs more than four-decade rule likely to affect a post-Castro Cuba? What will be the political, social, and economic challenges Cuba will confront? What are the impediments to CubaOs economic development and democratic transition? The authors examine CastroOs political legacies, CubaOs generational and racial divisions, its...
Examines the political, social, and economic challenges the Cuban government and people will likely face in a post-Castro Cuba; When the end of the Ca...